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The anti-arrhythmic dronedarone has been approved by the FDA for maintenance of normal sinus rhythm in patients with a history of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter.
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The FDA has recently issued stronger warnings on a number of commonly used drugs:
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Hand trauma is common, and children frequently present to the emergency department (ED) with these injuries.
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This meta-analysis of 12 clinical trials in adult patients with acute respiratory failure showed that extubation directly to non-invasive ventilation before weaning would normally have been attempted decreases mortality, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and length of stay especially for patients with COPD.
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Patients who receive proton-pump inhibitors in the hospital are at increased risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia.
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This paper describes the results of an epidemiologic survey of the results of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in U.S. hospitals.
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Although still controversial, pooling of data from randomized trials suggests the neuroprotective benefit of magnesium sulfate in patients in preterm labor prior to 34 weeks of gestation.
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